The above is a case study of a particular
campaign led by an organizing initiative in Kansas City, MO called
Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO). It is a multi-issue
congregation-based organizing initiative that, in addition to its
work on housing and community development, has led a campaign to
reform payday lending laws in Missouri. A recent ProPublica piece
provides some insight into their opposition in this campaign:

These CCO examples can provide insight into
what community organizing is, and how it works. A third reading,
focused on youth organizing, provides some additional insights into
how organizing works through two case examples, but also speaks to
some of the effects that it has on participants.

This is a piece that will provide
background for discussions of the scalability/ feasibility of
the field of community organizing. A recent field-scan provides
details on the state of the field and the potential,
specifically of institution-based community organizing: